by Diane Helfrich | Apr 11, 2023 | Resources, NCHE Blog, Community, Getting Started, Thrive! Conference, Conferences, Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool, Considering Homeschooling, Teaching Strategies, Reasons to Homeschool, Multicultural, Support, Family life, Gratitude, Moving into NC
by Diane Helfrich, April 2023 There are multiple ways to take in a football game. For example, you can listen on the radio (probably in your car because the only person I know who still does that at home is my husband—he likes the radio announcer for the Denver...
by Jessica Frierson | Dec 13, 2022 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Freedom to Homeschool, Support
by Jessica Frierson, December 2022 I read a very inspiring email this morning from Dr. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries and a featured speaker at past NCHE Thrive! Conferences. He talked about the difference little things can make in big problems. The story...
by Jessica Frierson | Sep 14, 2022 | Freedom to Homeschool, Parental Rights, Homeschool Law, NCHE Blog, Getting Started, DNPE, Uncategorized
by Jessica Frierson, September 2022 There is much confusion about the legal requirements for a homeschool. Parents opening a new homeschool have many questions. Often, much of what they have heard from others is not entirely correct. Even homeschool veterans are often...
by Diane Helfrich | Jul 5, 2022 | NCHE Blog, DNPE, Homeschool Law, Freedom to Homeschool, Testing, Uncategorized
by Diane Helfrich, July 2022 Out in Facebook-land, I’ve recently seen a flood of questions about DNPE contacting schools open longer than seven years. So, it’s time for a bit of background and encouragement for everyone to update their files on a yearly basis. The...
by Jessica Frierson | Mar 11, 2022 | NCHE Blog, DNPE, Homeschool Law, Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool
by Jessica Frierson and Spencer Mason, March 2022 You have likely seen the recent WRAL news article regarding Tuesday’s Joint Oversight Committee meeting. The article has left many homeschool advocates concerned that the meeting will lead to more regulation of...
by Diane Helfrich | Dec 3, 2021 | Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool, Culture, Videos, Reasons to Homeschool, NCHE Blog
We are part of a powerful, growing state and national homeschooling movement. And that was the case even before the coronavirus! Now, more families than ever are homeschooling and benefiting from this life-changing choice. North Carolina is second only to Alaska in...